CVE-2016-3951

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.5 - Use-After-Free in CDC NCM USB Driver

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Double free vulnerability in drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a USB device with an invalid USB descriptor.

References (23)

Core 23
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324782
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91028
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/06/4
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg367669.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1

Scores

CVSS v3 4.6
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 19.2%
Attack Vector PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (12)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 15.10
linux/linux_kernel 4.5.0 rc7
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_desktop 12 (2 CPE variants)
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching 12.0
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud 12
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension 12 sp1
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_server 12.0 (2 CPE variants)
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 12.0 sp1
... and 2 more
Published May 02, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026